“End Of August is a folk flavoured group from a really small finnish town called Pori (Home to many famous finnish artsy rock bands). This musical project was originally based on singer/songwriter Petteri Salonen’s beautiful songs and voice. They were then topped with multi- instrumentalist Antti-Jussi Marjamäki, who created most of the arrangements you hear on the album. In their music you can hear influences from stadion rock to Jose Gonzales. The single “Shadow Growth”, as the whole album is autobiographical. The theme on the album is the tragic death of Petteri’s wife along with coping with life with two small children left motherless. The album is wishful, touching and filled with hope. The song “Shadow Growth” is all about to the children” (Press)